New Releases by Nancy Farmer

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible hardcover boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric hardcover boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible paperback boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric paperback boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

As the teenage ruler of his own country, Matt must cope with clones and cartels in this riveting sequel to the modern classic "House of the Scorpion, " winner of the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Printz Honor.

A resource for parents and teachers, the I See series is designed to help develop vision in babies and in children with cortical visual impairment (CVI). Vision development is a process of making neural pathways between the eyes and brain. While building those connections, babies love high contrast images as they begin to sort out colors and shapes. The dark backgrounds and bright colors also help children with CVI as they learn to decipher 2D pictures. I See a Shark! uses a humorous guessing game to identify ocean animals.

A resource for parents and educators, this book of faces and figures is intentionally designed with colorful, high-contrast images to help babies and children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) develop visual attention. With input from CVI endorsed specialists, each image is created to draw visual focus for anyone developing their visual skills. The tools used for helping kids with CVI are also helpful for babies, building neural connections between the eyes and brain. For babies and children with CVI, recognizing representations of faces and gestures is fun and important for development.

Two years after their adventures in The Land of the Silver Apples, the apprentice bard Jack and his Viking companion Thorgil confront the malevolent spirit of a vengeful mermaid and begin a quest that casts them among the fin folk of Notland.

“Like the druidic life force Jack taps, this hearty adventure, as personal as it is epic, will cradle readers in the ‘hollow of its hand’ (Booklist, starred review). Jack has caused an earthquake. He was trying to save his sister Lucy from being thrown down a well, but sometimes the magic doesn’t quite work out. Not only does Jack demolish a monastery, but Lucy is carried off by the Lady of the Lake, and Jack has to follow her through the Hollow Road, which lies underground. Aided by Pega, a slave, and the berserker Thorgil, Jack encounters hobgoblins, kelpies, yarthkins, and elves—not the enchanted sprites one would expect, but fallen angels who steal human children for pets. In the eighth century, the world is caught between belief in the Old Gods and Christianity, and what Jack and his companions do will decide the fate of both religions. From National Book Award winner Nancy Farmer, this second book in the Sea of Trolls trilogy brilliantly enlarges the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion in The Islands of the Blessed.

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

Matt has always been nothing but a clone - an exact replica, grown from a strip of old El Patron''s skin. Now, age fourteen, Matt suddenly finds himself thrust into the position of ruling over his own country, Opium, on the one-time border between the US and Mexico, stretching from the ruins of San Diego to the ruins of Matamoros. But while Opium thrives, the rest of the world has been devastated by ecological disaster… and hidden somewhere in Opium is the cure. And that isn''t all that''s hidden within the depths of Opium. Matt is haunted by the ubiquitous army of eejits, zombie-like workers harnessed to the old El Patron''s sinister system of drug growing... people stripped of the very qualities which once made them human. Matt wants to use his newfound power to help stop the suffering, but he can''t even find a way to smuggle his childhood love Maria across the border and into Opium. Instead, his every move hits a roadblock - both from the traitors that surround him and from a voice within himself. For who is Matt really but the clone of an evil, murderous dictator?

Sometime in the near future, the U.S. government discovers that it doesn''t have enough money to cover Social Security and Medicare. Thus are born the new Senior Laws. These are aimed at making sure no one lives much past age sixty-five. The Diminished Culpability Act, for example, states that if you kill someone aged twenty-one, you go to prison for life. But if you kill a seventy-year-old you only get two years in the slammer and for an eighty-year-old you only have to do two weeks of community service.This has alarmed the spirit world, from where our ancestors watch over us. In particular, the old gods of Africa are outraged by the lack of respect given to the elderly. Being spirit, they can do nothing physical, but they can recruit the living. They select five seniors to correct the situation. These five must elude capture and figure out a way to take over the government. The subject is serious, but the story is hopeful, upbeat and wickedly funny. This is an adult book.

Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.

First Firebirds. Then Firebirds Rising. Now there is Firebirds Soaring, the third anthology of original stories by some of today?s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors, including Nancy Farmer (The Sea of Trolls), Ellen Klages (The Green Glass Sea), Margo Lanagan (Black Juice), and Jane Yolen (The Devil?s Arithmetic), have brought new worlds and Old Magic to life in nineteen remarkable pieces of short fiction. Mike Dringenberg, co-creator of Sandman with Neil Gaiman, contributes decorative vignettes. Firebirds Soaring?like Firebirds and Firebirds Rising?sets the standard for short fiction for teenagers and adult fans of the genre.

When Ali''s pigeon ruins the wicked Sultan''s bowl of rare cherries, Ali is given three days to replace them; if he fails, his father will be thrown into the dreaded pit where a giant demon lives. "This beautifully written story is a treat for the eyes and ears." - School Library Journal

Full-Blooded Fantasy is a one-of-a-kind collection featuring selections from eight of the best fantasy novels published today. Experience the remarkable storytelling of acclaimed fantasy writers such as Nancy Farmer, author of the award-winning The House of the Scorpion; Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, creators of the international phenomenon The Spiderwick Chronicles; and D. J. MacHale, author of the New York Times bestselling series Pendragon.

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

Para la mayoría, Teo es un ser despreciable. Suerte que el dueño del país le ha cogido cariño y le protege de la hostilidad de los demás. Por qué ese viejo de 140 años es tan cariñoso con él? Este interrogante obsesiona a Teo, que al mismo tiempo se siente fascinado por su protector.

L''éditeur indique : Elle s''appelle Nhamo, ce qui, dans la langue des Shonas, les habitants du Mozambique, signifie "catastrophe". Et c''est exact, sa vie est une véritable catastrophe. Sa mère a été tuée par un léopard quand elel n''avait que trois ans. Il paraît que son père travaille dans une mine de chrome au Zimbabwe, de l''autre côté de la frontière. Sa tante la déteste. Dans la famille, Nhamo est la bonne à tout faire. Et le jour où le choléra s''abat sur le village, le Muvuki, le chasseur de sorcières, déclare que c''est elle qui doit être sacrifiée. Alors Nhamo apprend d''un seul coup le secret de ses origines et l''horreur de son avenir: son père est en fait un assassin dont le crime n''a jamais été puni ni réparé. Pour que le monde des esprits laisse le vivants en paix, Nhamo doit devenir la quatrième épouse du frère de la victime, un vieillard agressif et terne. Heureusement Ambuya veille. C''est une conteuse hors-pair, fumeuse de pipe, opiniâtre et tendre. C''est la grand-mère de Nhamo. Elle ne l''a jamais appelé Catastrophe, mais Petite Citrouille. C''est elle qui pousse Nhamo à s''embrarquer pour un voyage extraordinaire. Tout, plutôt que la catastrophe à laquelle l''a promise la bêtise des hommes.

Mrs. Runnery has a granary and a big problem--something is eating her grain! Is it weevils? Rats? Wolves? Or worse? Wise old Granny Runnery knows exactly what it is--and how to eliminate it. "A charming tale that story-hour crowds are sure to eat up."--School Library Journal.

When Ruva, a young giraffe, is captured and sent to a zoo in San Francisco, she calls upon two rats, a street-smart chameleon, a runaway boy, and all the magical powers of the animal world to return to the warm place that is home.

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika''s three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Although he is continually getting into trouble, Tapiwa''s uncle becomes her best friend when he comes from Mozambique to live with her family in Harare, Zimbabwe.

"''Origami Mountain'' is about two ordinary policemen on a routine assignment who find themselves in a Japanese maze with a few more corners than there ought to be. It''s about a form of gardening you won''t find described in any book." from a quoted description of the story by the author.